J. Boguhn

TL;DR: The quantitative effects of and interactions among forage PS, peNDF, and diet fermentability with regard to rumen metabolism and prevention of SARA are analyzed, and an overview of the latest achievements in the estimation of dietary fiber adequacy in high-producing dairy cattle is given.

TL;DR: It was shown that supplemented TiO2 can be determined in samples of feeds, faeces or excreta, and digesta using a method based on photometric or ICP-OES measurement, and the differences between the true and measured titanium concentrations indicate that using the ICP -OES method leads to a higher accuracy of determination.

TL;DR: Leaves and green pods of M. stenopetala and M. oleifera could serve as valuable sources of protein supplement for ruminants in the tropics during the dry season and, due to their excellent amino acid profiles, leaves could be used as potential sources of feed for non-ruminants and humans.

TL;DR: It is shown that the Rusitec provides a stable system after an adaption phase that should last longer than 48 h, and that the forage source influenced several microbial species.

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that chestnut and valonea extract have the greatest potential to reduce methane production without negative side effects, and the results of this study indicated that some tannin-rich extracts are able to reduce gas production without altering microbial protein synthesis.